Lisa Iaquez has been appointed Director of Corporate and Group Sales – The Americas at Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in New York
Iaquez, based in New York, is responsible for corporate transient sales and group sales in the Eastern US. She brings more than a decade of corporate transient and group sales to her new role with Taj Hotels. Most recently, she was Global Director of Corporate Sales with Jumeirah Hotels, where she represented 11 luxury hotels. Previously, she spent five years as Director of Corporate Sales with New York’s SoHo Grand and Tribeca Grand hotels, and two years as pre-opening Group Sales Manager with Hilton Times Square. Her additional experience includes conference sales planning for the Paramount Hotel, Merrill Lynch and Estee Lauder. A graduate of SUNY New York with a degree in marketing, Iaquez also holds certification from Master Connections sales training and Hilton Sales College. She is a member of British American Business, Hedge Fund Association, NYCBTA NY chapter and ACTE, and supports the Sankara Eye Foundation, the Sikh Arts Foundation and UNICEF world water projects.
